Monday 7 November 2016

Scribbly Christmas

I have a Christmas card inspired by Less is More's 'Purple & Gold' colour combination to share today. I had some scraps of smooshed ink watercolour paper...including this purple one made using Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch & Seedless Preserves Distress Inks. I stamped one of the trees from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous in Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using WOW 'Metallic Gold Sparkle' powder. I inked around the edge of the panel using Versamark Ink, then added more of the embossing powder, before matting it on to a snippet of gold mirror card. I decided to go for a matching purple card base...and heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set in matching gold sparkly powder.


It's always really difficult to photograph shiny/sparkly cards...but you can see the glittery embossing a bit better in the photo below:


Challenges for this card:

15 comments:

  1. Hi Helen, this came up in my feed so went to LIm to find it and it's not been linked

    It's absolutely stunning i love the gorgeous shade of purple used

    Jen xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  2. Really gorgeous card Helen - love that shade of purple with the gold, looks stunning!

    Hugs

    Di xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. Stunning, Helen! That background is fantastic and the glittery gold tree looks perfect set against it. The balanced layout and clean lines work brilliantly - super card. Thanks so much for playing with us at Less is More :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. What a beautiful card Helen, fabulous design...stunning colours!
    Thanks for sharing it with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'
    Chris
    x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Beautiful card Helen thank you for joining us over on
    Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge
    Dianne xx
    HJCC DT

    ReplyDelete
  6. Sensational card Helen. Putting everything together on the purple card blank has made this a real eyecatcher! The smooshed paper is gorgeous and your super-sparkly embossing add a really luxurious look to the card. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Less is More xx
    p.s. Is Pauline still cardmaking?

    ReplyDelete
  7. WOW ! It's a really an awesome card Helen ! I love your Distress background and the gold stamping on it ! This colour combo is really effective ! Thanks for sharing.
    Izzy Scrap

    ReplyDelete
  8. A stunning card Helen, such a gorgeous colour too.

    Sue xx

    ReplyDelete
  9. Very striking and elegant, Helen! Love the colours. Thanks for sharing it with us at Stamping Sensations.

    Lynne

    ReplyDelete
  10. A super and vibrant Christmas creation for our Stamping Sensations November challenge, many thanks for joining in and sharing your lovely work.

    B x

    ReplyDelete
  11. Your card is beautiful and so elegant looking. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge. Good luck . Neva

    ReplyDelete
  12. What a lovely and elegant card Helen. Thanks for joining us for our Christmas Tree Challenge at Holly Jolly. Good Luck. Hope to see you again soon.
    Lynn, Holly Jolly DT

    ReplyDelete
  13. Fab creation, thanks for joining Stamping Sensations, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x